Top Advertising, Marketing and Media news headlines of today - Dec 12, 2025

Mishra’s experience spans key digital and entertainment platforms, including Dream11, Disney+ Hotstar, ByteDance, ZEE5 Global, Suvidhaa Infoserve and Idea Cellular. Read more...

Taboola Newsroom data shows India’s Q4 holding steady in 2025, with Diwali initiating activity that carried into Christmas, sports, travel and technology through the year-end. Read more...

The agreement will allow Pinterest to connect its intent-driven audience data with tvScientific’s CTV performance platform, giving advertisers clearer measurement across screens. Read more...

The platform provides guidance on symptoms, screenings, and specialist access while offering emotional support to patients facing early cancer concerns. Read more...

The revised rules allow more flexibility in advertising, expand services to include forensic accounting, research, AI, and enhance professional visibility. Read more...

The album premiere on December 18, 2025, will feature performances, behind-the-scenes content, and audiovisual introductions to the new work. Read more...

The cease-and-desist letter claims Google’s AI systems reproduced Disney-owned characters on a large scale, prompting concerns over intellectual property misuse. Read more...

Court dismisses ad firms’ challenge to fee hikes by Pune, Nashik, Thane and Kolhapur civic bodies, calls it “luxury litigation” driven by commercial motive. Read more...

WARC projects India ad spend growth of 4.6% in 2025, accelerating to 8.0% in 2026 and 9.7% in 2027, as big tech tightens its grip on incremental ad dollars. Read more...

At JioHotstar’s South Unbound in Chennai, the actor-politician said “the audience has become the platform” as JioStar outlined a Rs 12,000 crore South investment plan, including Rs 4,000 crore for Tamil Nadu. Read more...

The split between Johar and Sajdeh follows months of friction linked to corporate changes within Dharma Productions after a significant outside investment. Read more...

Experts warn India’s fast-growing CTV market lacks unified measurement and device-level transparency, risking unsustainable ad delivery as frequency controls fail and verification gaps widen across platforms and OEM ecosystems. Read more...

As part of the deal, Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI and receive equity warrants, while Sora and ChatGPT Images will gain rights to generate short videos and images featuring more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters. Read more...

The Mamaearth parent will buy a 95% stake in the men’s personal care brand at an enterprise value of Rs 195 crore, adding a Rs 70-crore, high-EBITDA business and strengthening its presence in the south-led sunscreen and serum market. Read more...

The company expects the enlarged Mars Snacking business to generate about $36 billion in annual revenues and house nine brands with more than $1 billion in sales each. Read more...